| 2D chart | 3D chart |
| (a) The chart represents business data with just two dimensions | (a) The chart represents business data with three dimensions |
| (b) The two dimensions are length and height (No width) | (b) The Three dimensions are Length and Height and width (or depth) |
| (c) There are X-axis and Y-axis | (c) There is X-axis, Y-axis is and Z-axis |
| (d) The shape of the chart may be in the form of Rectangle, Square, Triangle, Polygon, e.t.c | (d) The shape of the chart may be Cylinder, Cube, Pyramid, e.t.c |